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| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 84.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 9.x | -- |
| 2015-09-09 | 2021-04-26 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 8.40 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | Phantom Black and Storm White |
| Aluminium, Glass and Steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 625.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2448 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL1022 chipset | Snapdragon 888 chipset |
| 64-bit Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 11.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2750mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.72 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a general score of 84.7, which is just a bit better than the iPhone 6s Plus's 84.2 overall score. Asus ROG Phone 5's construction is much newer, but noticeably thicker and somewhat heavier than iPhone 6s Plus. The Apple iPhone 6s Plus features a little better performance than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has less RAM memory and a lower number of cores and they are also slower, it also counts with a 64-bit processor and an extra graphics processor.
Apple iPhone 6s Plus has a little bit better looking screen than Asus ROG Phone 5, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, much worse brightness and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher pixel density. The Asus ROG Phone 5 has a lot better camera than iPhone 6s Plus, because it has a way bigger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality, a bigger camera aperture to capture better photos and videos in poorly lited environments, a back facing camera with lot more megapixels and a lot better video quality.
The Asus ROG Phone 5's storage for applications, games, photos and videos is very similar to iPhone 6s Plus's one, they have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Asus ROG Phone 5 counts with a really longer battery duration than Apple iPhone 6s Plus, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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